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Box in the shape of a bunch of grapes
Production: Karl Heinrich's Factory (Possibly)
Earthenare, moulded, tin-glazed and painted in dark purple and green. The lower part of the bunch of grapes has a stalk and seven leaves wrapped around its underside. The cover has one leaf and a long curling tendril. The outside is painted naturalistically; the inside is undecorated
History note: David Kugelmann, Kissengen, from whom bought for 14 marks on 2 August 1899 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 7.6 cm
Length: 14.2 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century
Production date:
circa
AD 1770
This bunch of grapes box was attributed to Franfurt an der Oder by Rackham (1935), where a faience factory was founded in 1770. Similar bunch of grapes boxes with stalks and leaves were made in Delft.
Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( dark purple and green)
Moulding
: Buff earthenware, moulded in two parts, with applied stem and leaves, tin-glazed, and painted in dark purple and green
Tin-glazing
Inscription present: small rectangular white paper label with blue line edging
Accession number: C.2928 & A-1928
Primary reference Number: 74222
Old object number: 2383
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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Accession Number: C.2959 & A-1928
Accession Number: M.149 & A-1973
Accession Number: M.61 & A-1973
Accession Number: M.97 & A-1973
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